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Shook Twins
A unique, personal music that lights up the stage with its joy and enthusiasm. - Mason Jennings
"Their songs are witty and well-built, the performances poised, the production adventurous. Shook Twins are the most exciting local folk act I've heard in ages. Strike that word "local" and the sentiment still stands." - Willamette Weekly
"Am more than ever convinced of their magic....they're unparalleled." - Bitch Magazine
The sisters voices blend and braid with amazing clarity and depth, their guitars percolate brightly, and the intensity builds to incendiary proportions with layers of percussion gradually added to the mix. - Spokesman Review
Born and raised in Sandpoint Idaho, Shook Twins are an Indie folk-pop band now hailing from coniferous forested Portland, Oregon. Identical twins, Katelyn and Laurie Shook, and Niko Daoussis form the core trio. Central elements of the Shook Twins' sound are a wide range of instrumentation, including banjo, guitar, electric and upright bass, mandolin, electric guitar, electronic drums, face drum (beatbox), glockenspiel, ukulele, banjo drumming and their signature golden EGG. Beautiful twin harmonies, layered upon acoustic and electric instrumentation coupled with Lauries inventive use of percussive and ambient vocal loops, and Katelyns repurposed telephone microphone, set their sound apart, creating a unique and eccentric blend of folk, roots, groove and soul.
Each Shook Twins song tells a story, distinctive, sharp, genuine, and well sometimes quirky. Drawing from their life experience, select subjects include, being potters daughters, imagined superpowers and a chicken named Rose they befriended. Shook Twins also pull out unexpected takes on classic hits, retellings of their musician friends songs, heartfelt ballads and rhythm driven dance numbers.
After releasing their first album "You Can Have the Rest," the twin sisters moved to Portland in December of 2009, conceptualizing their 2011 release "Window" (featuring Bonnie Paine and Bridget Law of Elephant Revival). Both albums were recorded and produced in Santa Cruz, California, at InDigital Studios. Favorable reviews, extensive radio airplay and a busy tour schedule have created an ever growing fanbase & kudos from many major musicians.
Shook Twins released their third album What We Do April 2014 with Grammy nominated producer Ryan Hadlock at Bear Creek Studios as well as partnering and recording an album, with fellow Portland musician Ben Darwish on his epic concept piece, The Clear Blue Pearl.
Shook Twins have shared the stage with artists including: Ryan Adams, Gregory Alan Isakov, Mason Jennings, Blizten Trapper, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Sarah Jarosz, Laura Veirs, The FruitBats, Jonatha Brooke, JJ Grey and MoFro, The Indigo Girls, Crooked Still, Jason Webley, The BoDeans, Elephant Revival, The Head and The Heart, The Lumineers and many more. Eclectic, amusing and whimsical, Shook Twins laid-back and fun stage presence draws the listener in, allowing them to take the audience away on the adventure that is their live show.
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LocationApplegate Lodge (View)
15100 Highway 238
Applegate, OR 97530
United States
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